Pupils and students by education level - as % of total age population by country
Countries reporting
41
Highest
30.0%
Türkiye
Lowest
16.0%
Malta
Median
22.0%
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
427
What the numbers show
Pupils and students by education level - as % of total age population is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 30.0% in Türkiye; the lowest is 16.0% in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 22.0%, and the mean is 22.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Cyprus (up 15.0%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 11.1%).
Pupils and students by education level - as % of total age population: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Türkiye | 30.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 30.0% | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 3 | Sweden | 28.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Ireland | 28.0% | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 5 | Norway | 27.0% | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 5 | Finland | 27.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Denmark | 26.0% | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 8 | Belgium | 25.0% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 9 | France | 23.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 9 | Netherlands | 23.0% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 9 | Cyprus | 23.0% | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 23.0% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 9 | Montenegro | 23.0% | 2024 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 14 | Spain | 22.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia | 22.0% | 2024 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 14 | Poland | 22.0% | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 14 | Estonia | 22.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Slovenia | 22.0% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 22.0% | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 14 | Latvia | 22.0% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 22.0% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 14 | Latvia | 22.0% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 21.0% | 2024 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 23 | Luxembourg | 21.0% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 23 | Lithuania | 21.0% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 23 | Czechia | 21.0% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 21.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Croatia | 20.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Hungary | 20.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Croatia | 20.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 28 | Austria | 20.0% | 2024 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 32 | Slovakia | 19.0% | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 32 | Slovakia | 19.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | North Macedonia | 19.0% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 32 | Switzerland | 19.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Serbia | 18.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Romania | 18.0% | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 18.0% | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Italy | 18.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 18.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Malta | 16.0% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.